As the Washington Post said :
Last week, China seized a U.S. Navy drone. The capture signaled Beijing’s displeasure with U.S. reconnaissance in the South China Sea, but avoided endangering U.S. personnel and giving Washington a reason to escalate.
Get used to this. Attacks on remotely controlled vehicles — drones — may become a new currency for coercive diplomacy, enabling nations to challenge rivals without hurting an opponent’s military personnel — and so without risking significant escalation.
[This is how Trump might take on China — if he doesn’t shoot himself in the foot first]
So far, states appear to react differently to drones than to manned assets, even though the two are equivalent under international law. Both unmanned and manned military vehicles can freely navigate and fly over international waters and through international airspace. At the same time, states maintain the right of self-defense against any vessel or aircraft — manned or unmanned — that penetrates national airspace without authorization or poses a threat when operating in a state’s territorial waters.
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/12/23/so-china-seized-a-u-s-drone-submarine-welcome-to-the-future-of-international-conflict/?utm_term=.e054ae63bc62
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